Adrift
Autor Rob Boffarden Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 iun 2018
"An
edge-of-the-seat
epic
of
survival
and
adventure
in
deep
space."
-
Gareth
L.
Powell,
BSFA
Award-Winning
author
Sigma
Station.
The
ultimate
luxury
hotel,
in
the
far
reaches
of
space.
For
one
small
group,
a
tour
of
the
Horsehead
Nebula
is
meant
to
be
a
short
but
stunning
highlight
in
the
trip
of
a
lifetime.
But
when
a
mysterious
ship
destroys
Sigma
Station
and
everyone
on
it,
suddenly
their
tourist
shuttle
is
stranded.
They
have
no
weapons.
No
food.
No
water.
No
one
back
home
knows
they're
alive.
And
the
mysterious
ship
is
hunting
them.
For
more
from
Rob
Boffard,
check
out:
The
Outer
Earth
Trilogy
Tracer
Zero
-
G
Impact
Outer
Earth(Omnibus
Edition)
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780316519113
ISBN-10: 0316519111
Pagini: 416
Dimensiuni: 152 x 235 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Editura: Orbit
Colecția Orbit
ISBN-10: 0316519111
Pagini: 416
Dimensiuni: 152 x 235 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Editura: Orbit
Colecția Orbit
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Notă biografică
Rob
Boffard
is
a
South
African
author
who
splits
his
time
between
London,
Vancouver
and
Johannesburg.
He
has
worked
as
a
journalist
for
over
a
decade,
and
has
written
articles
for
publications
in
more
than
a
dozen
countries,
includingTheGuardianandWiredin
the
UK.
Recenzii
"The
dramatic
story
of
Thomas
W.
Nye,
the
sole
survivor
of
theJohn
Rutledge's
tragic
encounter
with
an
iceberg
in
1856,
is
beautifully
rendered,
gripping,
and
emotionally
engaging
from
beginning
to
end.
Murphy
and
Vlahou
perform
a
literary
magic
trick
of
sorts,
transporting
readers
into
another
era
and
enabling
them
to
see
and
feel
what
it
was
like
to
travel
across
the
ice-choked
north
Atlantic
in
the
depths
of
winter,
and
confront
the
ultimate
nightmare
scenario--a
sinking
ship
in
the
middle
of
the
ocean
with
no
help
in
sight.Adriftis
a
chilling
and
searingly
memorable
tale
of
unimaginable
suffering
and
one
man's
bittersweet
triumph
over
the
odds."--Eric
Jay
Dolin,
author
ofBlack
Flags,
Blue
WatersandLeviathan
"Ice is a killer. It kills ships and it kills the men and women on them. Brian Murphy reminds us that for every famous ship that goes down--thinkTitanic--countless thousands of others have been lost at sea, nameless, forgotten. InAdrifthe brings back to life the story of theJohn Rutledge, and of the crusty Yankee sailors and seasick Irish immigrants who were aboard, and who died when the three-master foundered in the lonely, iceberg-studded North Atlantic--all but one man, that is, Thomas Nye, who kept his wits about him in a frigid open lifeboat and, half-frozen, clung to life. Murphy writes with such authority, you can feel the cold creeping into your bones."--Will Englund, Pulitzer, Polk, and Overseas Press Club Award-winning journalist
"It's obvious tremendous research went intoAdrift, and maritime history buffs will appreciate not only the saga of theRutledgebut also other ships in peril during the 1800s, when crossing the Atlantic in winter was literally a life-and-death gamble."--Michael J. Tougias, coauthor ofSo Close to Home,The Finest Hours, andAbove & Beyond
"Murphy writes a detailed but fascinating account of the ship leaving Liverpool harbor; it sounds as if he has done so on a sailing craft himself...He has researched the era assiduously."—Internet Review of Books
"[Brian Murphy] almost makes readers feel as if they were passengers in the lifeboat...and skillfully weaves a story of heroism, delusion, and survival...Adriftis well-written and well-researched, and offers a valuable analysis of a tragedy that is symbolic of hundreds of similar tragedies on the open seas."—New York Journal of Books
"A magnificently researched telling of the sinking of theJohn Rutledgeand subsequent nightmare endured by her passengers and crew...A gripping and informative read...Readers don't need to be able to discern a mizzen from a main or port from starboard to enjoy Murphy's tale of Thomas Nye and his fight for survival...As beach season comes to a close and hurricane season begins to come into full swing, there are few better books to remind readers of the power of the deep blue ocean than Brian Murphy'sAdrift."—Shipwreckology
"Extensively researched and likely the best book ever written explaining the decades lasting, interlacing effects of shipwrecks on families, businesses, and even global politics...[For] both scholars and the general public alike."—Shipwrecks.com
"A heartrending and compelling account of shipwreck and survival...Vividly recreates life and sailing in the middle of the 19th century. [Murphy's] primary purpose is to tell the story of one ship and the people aboard her, yet a secondary goal is for the book to serve as an elegy to all the forgotten men, women, and children who lost their lives. He accomplishes both with dignity and passion.Adriftis so riveting that even in the midst of summer heat, the wintry cold seeps so deeply into your bones that not even the warmest wool will dispel the bleak aloneness of being surrounded by water and ice in a small boat."—Pirates and Privateers
"A tale of harrowing adventure, but also a study of human nature in desperate circumstances when conventional morality and social norms are washed away."—The Literate Quilter
"Murphy's use of nautical terms and imagery situates readers in the boat with boatswains and horseshoe crabs, longboats and buoys and dock riggers...[A] forward-moving, wave-after-wave story...Gripping."—Washington Independent Review of Books
"Consider the modern-day books on boat-meets-immoveable-object: ships doomed by rogue waves (The Perfect Storm), humongous whales (In the Heart of the Sea) and wartime torpedoes (Dead Wake)...Joining this flotilla of masterful histories is Brian Murphy'sAdrift."—Winnipeg Free Press
"Piecing together information from newspaper accounts, diaries, family records and the salvaged log, Murphy has meticulously reconstructed the events of the tragic collision at sea and its aftermath."
—Cape Cod Times
"Read this book now. It feels like Sebastian Junger'sThe Perfect Stormmeets the sinking scenes from the movie 'Titanic'...A thrilling page-turner of a true survival tale...The best historical nonfiction you'll read this year."
—New Bedford Standard-Times
"Ice is a killer. It kills ships and it kills the men and women on them. Brian Murphy reminds us that for every famous ship that goes down--thinkTitanic--countless thousands of others have been lost at sea, nameless, forgotten. InAdrifthe brings back to life the story of theJohn Rutledge, and of the crusty Yankee sailors and seasick Irish immigrants who were aboard, and who died when the three-master foundered in the lonely, iceberg-studded North Atlantic--all but one man, that is, Thomas Nye, who kept his wits about him in a frigid open lifeboat and, half-frozen, clung to life. Murphy writes with such authority, you can feel the cold creeping into your bones."--Will Englund, Pulitzer, Polk, and Overseas Press Club Award-winning journalist
"It's obvious tremendous research went intoAdrift, and maritime history buffs will appreciate not only the saga of theRutledgebut also other ships in peril during the 1800s, when crossing the Atlantic in winter was literally a life-and-death gamble."--Michael J. Tougias, coauthor ofSo Close to Home,The Finest Hours, andAbove & Beyond
"Murphy writes a detailed but fascinating account of the ship leaving Liverpool harbor; it sounds as if he has done so on a sailing craft himself...He has researched the era assiduously."—Internet Review of Books
"[Brian Murphy] almost makes readers feel as if they were passengers in the lifeboat...and skillfully weaves a story of heroism, delusion, and survival...Adriftis well-written and well-researched, and offers a valuable analysis of a tragedy that is symbolic of hundreds of similar tragedies on the open seas."—New York Journal of Books
"A magnificently researched telling of the sinking of theJohn Rutledgeand subsequent nightmare endured by her passengers and crew...A gripping and informative read...Readers don't need to be able to discern a mizzen from a main or port from starboard to enjoy Murphy's tale of Thomas Nye and his fight for survival...As beach season comes to a close and hurricane season begins to come into full swing, there are few better books to remind readers of the power of the deep blue ocean than Brian Murphy'sAdrift."—Shipwreckology
"Extensively researched and likely the best book ever written explaining the decades lasting, interlacing effects of shipwrecks on families, businesses, and even global politics...[For] both scholars and the general public alike."—Shipwrecks.com
"A heartrending and compelling account of shipwreck and survival...Vividly recreates life and sailing in the middle of the 19th century. [Murphy's] primary purpose is to tell the story of one ship and the people aboard her, yet a secondary goal is for the book to serve as an elegy to all the forgotten men, women, and children who lost their lives. He accomplishes both with dignity and passion.Adriftis so riveting that even in the midst of summer heat, the wintry cold seeps so deeply into your bones that not even the warmest wool will dispel the bleak aloneness of being surrounded by water and ice in a small boat."—Pirates and Privateers
"A tale of harrowing adventure, but also a study of human nature in desperate circumstances when conventional morality and social norms are washed away."—The Literate Quilter
"Murphy's use of nautical terms and imagery situates readers in the boat with boatswains and horseshoe crabs, longboats and buoys and dock riggers...[A] forward-moving, wave-after-wave story...Gripping."—Washington Independent Review of Books
"Consider the modern-day books on boat-meets-immoveable-object: ships doomed by rogue waves (The Perfect Storm), humongous whales (In the Heart of the Sea) and wartime torpedoes (Dead Wake)...Joining this flotilla of masterful histories is Brian Murphy'sAdrift."—Winnipeg Free Press
"Piecing together information from newspaper accounts, diaries, family records and the salvaged log, Murphy has meticulously reconstructed the events of the tragic collision at sea and its aftermath."
—Cape Cod Times
"Read this book now. It feels like Sebastian Junger'sThe Perfect Stormmeets the sinking scenes from the movie 'Titanic'...A thrilling page-turner of a true survival tale...The best historical nonfiction you'll read this year."
—New Bedford Standard-Times